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Reports, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 243, 308, 309, 310, 312, 315, 316, 338, 341, 342, 343, 344. 345, 350, 351, 356, 369, 393, 335, 100, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463.
Representatives, 11, 48, 49, 84, 86, 93, 135,
161, 216, 223, 227, 259, 263, 264, 295, 298, 299. 341, 361, 393. choice of, 334, 371, 407,434. election of, 335. bonse of, 12. speaker of, 32 .. In Congress, 451. choice of, 315. town meeting for choice of, 407. 433.
Reservoir on Fort Hill, 93. 100, 101.
Resolutions on death of George Washing- ton, 4 ... Resolves, 343, 362.
Reward, offered, for conviction of sign destroyers, 30 .. for discovery of person Injuring trees on Fort Hill, 65. incendiary, 128.
Richmond street, 4 ..
Pldgware lane. 391.
Rising Sun (schooner), 392.
Robins whard. 26 ;.
Romish chapel, 15.
Ropewalk, “, 24, 4-, 60, 96, 99, 136, 166, 171. 198, 214, 273, 276, 297, 300, 333, 342, 351. 355. application for extension of, 305. platform, to extend, 24.
Ronnd lane, 351, 356. street, 33. Rowes wharf, 83, 406, 40 ;.
Roxbury, 11, 45, 36, 2-6, 293. canal, 383. line between, and Boston, 45, 56, 286. Russell street, 50, 89, 276, 412. Russells wharf, -, 15, 4 :. Rye, importe of, 332.
Sabbath, breach of, 353. sale of confectionery on, 3,3. Sail loft, 353. maker, 236. Saflors, 352. application of, 361. relief of, 362. Salaries, clerk of Faneuil Hall market, 3. constables, 17. Mr. Bulfinch, 400. Foster, 2. William Gooch, 3.
Salaries, police, 16, 63. superintendent of police, 63. Salem, 453. street, 170, 313. Salt works, proposal to establish, 400. Salters court, 58.
Salutatiou alles, 157, 158. Sandwich Islands, 339. Scales for Faneuil Hall market, 92. town, 47, 89, 222, 363.
Schools, 315. Centre, 84, 121, 287. repaired, 42. stove for, 246. committees, 61, 62, 88, 250, 354. dinner for, 88.
In School street, 307. Latin, 30, 57, 76, 78, 79, 88, 122, 131. 247, 261. petition of, 325, 326. repaired, 20. master for black children, 14. new, at West Boston, 199, 215. North, 189. bell frame repaired, 149. iujured by fire, repairs to, 427. private, 23, 60, 61, 62, 117, 160, 287. license of, 433.
reading, 78, 117, 164, 222.
Centre, 29, 237, 268.
refusal of use of, 319.
siugiug, 164, 222, 237.
South, 329. repairs, 23, 76, 149. pump at, 68. visitatlou of, 27, 88, 108, 347, 444. West, 329.
wrood for, 30, 78, 118, 156, 191, 347, 376, 409, 441. writing, 78. Centre, repairs, 12, 145, 149, 159. South, repairs, 29, 79.
School street, 89, 135, 159, 307, 310, 319, 326, 327, 330, 403, 434, 463. Sea street, 115, 262, 263, 264, 369, 390, 427, 431. graveling of, 369. staked out, 263, 264.
Sealers of weights (see Weights). wood (see Wood). Sears wharff, 29, 56. Second street, 378.
East, 256. West, 256. Selectmen, 1, 2, 3, 5, 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 41, 43, 44, 45, 46, 49, 50, 51, 54, 55, 57, 60, 61, 62, 65, 66, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 75, 81, 82, 83, 87, 89, 93, 94, 96, 97,99, 100, 101, 102, 104, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 113; 114, 115, 117, 119, 122, 123, 124, 127, 128, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 136, 138, 139, 140, 146, 147, 150, 153, 155, 156, 157, 162, 164, 165, 166, 168, 173, 177, 178, 179, 182, 183, 184, 186, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 204, 205, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 216, 217, 219, 221, 223, 224, 226, 227, 228, 230, 232, 235, 238, 239, 240, 243, 245, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 254, 255, 257, 259, 260, 263, 268, 270, 273, 274, 275, 276, 279, 283, 285, 286, 288, 290, 291, 294, 295, 298, 304, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 355, 356, 359, 361, 362, 363, 364, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 373, 374, 375, 378, 381, 382, 387,
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CITY DOCUMENT NO. 93.
Selectmen, 388, 390, 391, 393, 396, 397, 398, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 406, 410, 411, 416, 419, 420, 423, 425, 426, 427, 429, 435, 436, 438, 440, 443, 444, 445, 450, 452, 454, 457, 458, 459, 460. books of, 340. chairman, choice of, 328, 401, 429.
chamber, 4, 16, 21, 23, 60, 61, 150, 151, 448.
meetings of, 1 to 10, 13 to 17, 19 to 25, 27 to 31, 33, 35 to 49, 51, 53 to 65, 67 to 69, 71 to 81, 83 to 102, 105 to 107, 110 to 115, 117 to 134, 136 to 140, 142 to 145, 148 to 153, 155, 157 to 165, 167 to 178, 180 to 183, 185 to 191, 193, 194, 198 to 216, 219 to 223, 225 to 227, 229, 230, 232 to 248, 250 to 255, 258, 259, 261 to 269, 271 to 273, 276 to 283, 285 to 287, 289 to 316, 318 to 327, 329 to 340, 342 to 377, 379 to 394, 396 to 430, 432 to 445, 447 to 452, 455 to 458, 460, 461, 463. oath of, 328, 401, 429. rooms of, 448.
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to procure books of law, 16. vacancies in, filling of, 369.
Senators, 216, 450.
choice of, 6, 97, 138, 139, 173, 222, 259, 295, 329, 368, 402, 429. election of, 302. president of, 327.
Seventh street, east, 256. west, 256.
Sewers (see Drains).
Sextons, 167, 168, 172, 204, 234, 236, 298, 329, 333, 347, 376. choice of, 348. fund for, 326.
notification of, to ring bells July 4, 410. of Chapel church, 419. petition of, 326.
Sheaff (Sheaffe) street, 119, 344, 878. Sheriffs, 369. jury drawn, 455. of Suffolk County, 320.
Ship street, 23, 136, 158, 208, 212, 326, 342, 348, 365.
Ships, vessels, etc., 90, 127, 361. boats and lighters, 114, 176. Constitution (frigate), 36. Elizabeth (schooner), 390. mariner, 215, 242, 266, 272, 344, 417. Rising Sun(schooner), 392. Shop-keepers, application of proprictors of, 387. petition of, 418.
Short street, 118, 190, 225, 226, 360, 374, 375. Sick, relief of, 332.
Sidewalks in North street, paying for, 463. Signs, injury to, 309.
Singing school, 164, 222, 237.
Sinks in Broad street, 340. Liberty square, 269. Market square, 149. Pleasaut street, 191.
Sister lane, 21. street, 18, 287, 426, 427, 428, 449, 451. Sixth street, east, 256. west, 256.
Slanghter-house near Barton's Point, 67. Sluices through street, 309.
Snow Hill street, 28, 378, 458.
situation of, from cart- ing, 378.
Socleties, Brattle street, committee from, 394. New Brick, 338. New North Religious, 328. Universal Church, 334.
Solicitor General, 893. Somerset place, 357.
Somerset (Somersett) street, 279, 349, 434.
South Bennet street, 404. Battery, 320. South Boston, 250, 252, 255, 256, 257, 323, 324, 370, 374, 430, 441. streets, laying out new, 255, 256, 257.
South bridge, 234, 236, 358. laud near, 320.
sale of, 335. petition for fish-box near, 307. burying ground, tombs in, 33, 57, 59, 62, 68, 70, 74, 107, 112, 114, 115, 117, 118, 119, 134, 141, 168, 188, 201, 202. End, 5. school-house, pump at, 68.
street, 30, 117, 262, 264, 431, 451, 459. Southack's (Southwick's) court, 80, 133, 158, 208, 349.
Southac (Southack) street, 247, 282, 283.
South Russell street, 276, 384, 408, 424.
Spermatlc works, 340.
Spring lane, 38, 191, 192, 211, 232, 269, 273. pump in, 232. street, 342. Stables, 165, 168, 204, 247, 280, 345, 369, 376. in Belknap's alley, 396. keepers of, 345.
complaint against keeper of, 189.
Stalls in the market (see Market). for horses on Town land, 418.
State House, 165, 341, 445. lease of old, 398. land for new, 18, 35. new, 76. street, 13, 24, 29, 30, 37, 56, 126, 132, 133, 135, 215, 251, 254, 260, 270, 282, 286, 297, 300, 307, 308, 310, 311, 313, 314, 319, 320, 321, 336, 357, 372, 406, 416, 432. fire in, 215. treasurer, 13, 15, 56, 59, 100, 140, 143, 146, 221, 223.
Stone chips, for the Neck, 268. and gravel for Broad street, 370. Stores, 320. occupants of, 414, 415.
injuries to signs of, 309. of William Welch, 319.
removal of, to widen State street, 310. proprietors of, 311, 314.
razing of, to widen State street, 314. keepers, petition of, 332.
Streets (see under several names).
act to regulate paving of, 252. additions to Essex street, 416.
adjoining North square, 348. appropriation for paving, 35, 36, 106, 108,
118, 119,
152, 157, 175, 198, 374. Lyn, 32.
at botton of Common, raising of, 355.
carts and horses in, 418.
committee to cousider if additious can be made to Federal, 331, 332. clearing of, 312.
forming of, around Fort Hill, committee to direct, 436.
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INDEX TO PLACES AND SUBJECTS.
Streets, compensation for taking land on Kingston & Pond street, 438. completion of Pond street. 409. corporation (mill pond), 362. digging down of, without permit, 436 incroachments on, ;6, 98, 158, 182, 205, 206, 221, 237, 253, 254, 25%, 266, 368.
expense of widening, 119, 157, 199. extenslou of Broad street, 336.
Fish, to stake out, 137. wideuing of. 351.
fixing line of Grove street, 332. gravel for, 41. 42, 365, 309, 3,0. 3,6. indenture of, in Mill pond, 37. undertakers of, 309. in South Boston, 250. 251. Inspection of, in Ward 12, 345. work on, 374. land taken for wideuing of, 45s. added to Battery March, 364. laying ont'of, on Mill Pond, 382. line of, 351.
law regarding incumbrances in, 9. laying out, 32, 92, 99, 114, 136, 146, 146, 206, 209, 220, 23;, 247, 251, 255, 256, 257, 260, 261, 263, 267, 268, 293, 300.
Lrn, repairs. 15. naming of, 47, 64, 251, 257, 387, 44;, 44 ..
near almshouse, 356.
new, 301, 303, 309. 320, 323, 325, 32;, 335, 3-0. 440, 446. dimare by, 440. petition for, 441. referees for, 444.
opening of. 49. obstructions, 40, 265, 2,6, 407. passageway, from Back to Margin street. 403. Foster's wharf to Rowe's wharf, 340, 406. Purchase street to Foster's wharf. 3;7.
passing of carriages through Belknaps alley, 412. paring of, 13, 25, 26, 29, 32, 35, 35, 64, 67, 74. 75, 80, 108, 116, 156, 155, 15€, 159, 161, 163, 1$1, 121, 200, 225, 251, 282, 332, 340, 341, 345, 354, 363, 377, 354, 300, 408, 412, 4:3, 427, 431. stones, 43. 51, 260.
plans of Battery March strect, 343. proceedings relative to High street, 253, 254. regnlation of. 340, 406, 403. repairs, 15, 25, 30, 63, 65, 70, 76, 95, 105, 117, 118, 141, 145, 153, 161, 1,6, 1-2. 314, 323, 324, 333, 33-, 342, 346, 357, 369, 330, 407, 414, 41%, 430, 431, 435, 443, 445, 449, 451.
resolutions relative to alnking water pipes in, 11, 12. sale of fish in, 410.
to connect State and Battery. march, staked out, 270. widen, 35, 36, 35, 45, 57, 76, "8, 115, 116, 119, 120, 125, 126, 129, 136, 144, 146, 158, 153, 181, 186, 201, 216, 238, 258, 279, 281, 286, 287, 298, 237, 300, 30;, 308, 311, 320, 322, 335, 336, 337, 348, 349, 351, 362, 365, 374, 37, 388, 390, 392, 408, 416, 421, 425, 426, 435, 440, 444, 459. walk in Bury street, 373. Pleasant street, 396. Subscriptions for additional watch, 365. widening Merchants How, 250.
Subscriptions to open Quaker lane, 38, 40. Sudbury street, 56, 144, 178, 182, 204, 229, 258, 280, 363, 368, 369, 437. stable in, 369.
Suffolk, 453. County of, 9, 10, 18, 62, 74, 89, 91, 112, 113, 139, 149, 153, 161, 164, 169, 205, 208, 213, 219, 238, 262, 269, 272, 277, 282. treasurer, 13, 15, 56, 59, 89, 100, 140, 143, 146, 205, 221, 223.
Insurance Company, 198. Suit, against Mr. Bell, 463.
estate of Thomas Boylston, 330. Ward Nicholas Boylston, 400. Town, 397, 401. of Town, 400. Hancock heirs, 426. Leverett heirs, 401, 402, 452. Sommer street, 16, 25, 49, 50, 56, 61, 78, 152, 158, 167, 169, 173, 179, 180, 1×1, 198, 203,'214, 216, 217, 277, 281, 359, 389. fences on, reparied, 61, 68, 74.
Sumner street, 200.
Sureties or bonds, 13, 15, 18, 39, 40, 47, 56, 59, 81, 82, 97, 100, 101, 113, 121, 122, 140, 143, 146, 160, 163, 171, 174, 175, 176, 177, 198, 200, 221, 223, 231, 233, 234, 235, 269, 298, 371, 373. given by Richard Perkins, 8. of indemnity, 445. signing of, 331. approval of bondsmen, 338.
Surveyors, 7, 11, 43, 255, 407. oath of oflice taken by, 407. (See Perambulations.)
Tallow chandler, 83. Taverns, Dock square, 23. Fish street, 126. Maj. Forbes, 23. Lynn, 170. Wing's lanc, 2. Taxes, 99, 113, 140.
collectors of, 13, 15, 40, 41, 56, 59, 81, 84, 92, 97, 98, 100, 113, 120, 121, 122, 123, 140, 143, 146, 150, 163, 221, 234, 235, 269. bondsmen, 39, 40, 81, 92, 98, 120, 121, 123, 123. 163, 174, 269. certificates, 41, 82, 121. cow, 60, 67, 71, 99, 100, 114, 143, 150, 180, 230, 260. deputy collector of, 235. bills, 201. collected by constables, 334.
mode of collecting, 343.
Teams and carriages, regulation of, 393. Telegraph on Fort Hill, 89. street, 257.
Temple street, 5, 131, 376. Theatres, application for exhibition in, 310, 390. in Federal street, 417. performances in, 345, 347.
Third street, east, 256. west, 256,
Tldds lane, 388. Toll-gate, 293. at West Boston bridge, 407. ·
Tombs (see Burial Places).
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CITY DOCUMENT No. 93.
Town armory, 457.
arms, 389.
attorney, 77, 130, 281, 357, 402, 409, 410, 437, 439. opinion of, 437. request for choice of, 409, 410. authority of, 423. bequest to, by Thomas Boylston, 42, 43, 76. poor of, 331.
books, 381. celebration, 440.
chaplain, 439.
clerk, 4, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 23, 29, 31, 32, 45, 51, 56, 59, 61, 71, 82, 90, 91, 94, 97, 99, 100, 101, 107, 113, 121, 124, 134, 140, 143, 146, 148, 167, 175, 177, 186, 191, 200, 201, 221, 223, 233, 234, 235, 298, 302, 303, 328, 329, 335, 342, 364, 371, 380, 396, 400, 401, 407, 420, 422, 435, 439, 448, 449, 453, 463. death of, 420. claim against, by hcirs of Gov. Hancock, 420. proposal for settlement hy, 446. by Leverett heirs, 452. on William Boylston, 280, 281, 288, 291, 442. to Oliver's dock, 42. commissioners, 377, 388.
cryer, 47, 283, 286, 382.
division of, into districts, 298, 333, 372.
dock, 77, 93, 108, 117, 127, 142, 158, 169, 201, 205, 206, 209, 221, 226, 232, 233, 296, 297.
drain, between Carver and Pleas- ant streets, 347.
estates, 6.
expenses of, printed, 19.
files, 351.
foreigners warned to leave, 77, 82, 85, 93. fresh water introduced, 12.
government of, 428.
house, 406, 430.
committee on, 398 lease given Dr. Rand, 198. lease of, 397. rent of, 397. repairs to, 407. rooms of, 414. sale of lease, 188, 191, 198. tenants of, 406. town's claim to, 76, 137.
indictment against, 462. lands (see Lands, Town's). means to secure, from fire, 128. meeting, 4, 6, 12, 13, 14, 37, 38, 45, 46, 51, 55, 61, 84, 94, 100, 107, 128, 134, 144, 151, 152, 159, 161, 168, 172, 173, 178, 186, 211, 213, 214, 216, 220, 222, 227, 234, 238, 245, 252, 259, 262, 264, 266, 294, 295, 299, 305, 315, 327, 329, 357, 366, 368, 369, 371, 380, 402, 420, 428, 433, 442, 443, 451. to elect town clerk, 420.
officers, 460. choice of, 327, 366, 367, 411, 428. oath of, 367. relative to death of Geo. Washington, 46. oration, 341, 374, 439, 440.
patent vibrating steel yard, pre- sented to, 93.
Town powder, 245.
property on Beacon Ilill, 431, 433, 462.
proportion of Mill Pond land, 387, 388. powder, 99. proposal to, by Leverett heirs, 446. pump, 86, 105, 232.
records, 5, 124, 125, 138, 143, 182, 221, 242, 329. rights, 305, 350, 382. on Beacon Hill, 457. shops in market, 25, 79. slip, 21, 25, 29, 33, 89, 119, 237, 337. to build a head to, 116. trespassing on, 337.
standards, 56. streets of, 393. to be lighted, 82, 77, 119, 160.
treasurer, 2, 3, 13, 15, 25, 47, 56, 59, 65, 67, 71, 79, 92, 100, 101, 113, 140, 143, 146, 148, 160, 163, 173, 200, 201, 210, 211, 221, 222, 223, 233, 234, 235,
269, 294, 298, 327, 334, 335, 355, 365, 382, 390, 398, 401, 406, 411, 435, 439, 440, 444, 447, 452, 454, 455, 456, 461, 462, 463. bond of, 401. bondsmen, 160, 163, 174, 233, 269. choice of, 308. money appropriated by town for streets, 35, 36, 38. paid over to, 59.
note for $2,000, 280. $3,666.66, 291. given Russell Stur- gis, 294.
order on, 199. statements of, 344. to borrow $3,210, 149. from bank, 92.
to pay $150, on account of contract for mar. ket, 65.
treasury, 462. report of committee on state of, 344.
warning of Africans and negroes to leave, 77, 82.
prosecution against those who re- fuse to leave, 85. watch, 134, 135, 283. stations of, 135, 136.
Trades, boat-builder, 94. carpenters, 156, 199. carver, 267. confectioner, 203. gilder, 267. masons, 199, 215. mast-maker, 94. picture-frame maker, 287.
printers, 4, 6, 15, 19, 37, 38, 46, 51, 55, 61, 84, 94, 97, 100, 134, 135, 139, 140, 144. sail-maker, 296. stucco-worker, 294. tallow chandler, 83. Treasurer, county (see Suffolk County). state (see State). town (see Town).
Trees, injured on Fort Hill, reward offered, 65. planting another row on the com- mon, 97, 98, 99. in Brattle square, 105. pruning of, 185. removal of, in Sheaff street, 119. Tremont street, 118, 307, 316, 390, 40S. Trinity church, 160. Troops, 355.
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INDEX TO PLACES AND SUBJECTS.
Troops, Ancient & Honorable Artillery, 191, 297. artillery, 68, 191, 199 to erect gun-house, 35. exercise on common, 145. Boston brigade, 118, 202,
Brigade quartermaster, 355, 366.
Brigadier general, 461. Quartermaster general, 462.
cadets, 178. carsiry on common. 10. fu-ileers. 202, 203, 211, 370. light infantry, 159. military, companies, 311, 312. of ward eleven, 1ss. escort, 341. militia, ammunition for, 399. judge advocate, applica- tion of, 315. law, 461, 462. muster rolls of, 459. review of, 353.
public parade of, 303. supplies for, 303. Winslow's Blues, 148, 160.
Trucks and Carts, Rules and orders for, 416. Truro, 215.
Turpentine, 205.
Union Bank, 59, 92, 149, 447. borrowing from, 447.
street, 84. 415. wharf, 153. 156. United States, 243, 245, 343. Unity street. 344.
Universal church (see Churches).
Vaults. under Exchange lane, 443. Vegetables, 75. 80, $6.
Venire, from Court of Common Pleas. 565. Verdict, In case of James Harrison, 462. Vermont, 455. Vessels (see Ships, Vessels, etc.). Virginia, 343.
Visitations, Deer Island, 2 .. Rainsford Island, 22, 2". schools, 27, 8, 1vc. Voters, list of, 137, 138, 173, 295, 299, 299, 330, 356, 372. 401, 42%. law relating to, 423. posted and advertised, 223, 259, 365. Voting, mode of, 243, 245, 246. Walke, 340. in Bury and Federal sts., 3;3. across Somerset place, 35 ;.
Walls built at Chapel burial ground, 319. Wards, boundaries of, 214, 232.
committee of, to correct lists of rotera, 401. inspection of streets in ward twelve, 345.
measures for security in Ward seven, .9. meeting of, for choice of assess- ors, 443. new division of, 295. secretary of, 240. to Inspect for vagrants, 132.
Wareham, 339. Warrants, 4, 6, 10, 11, 13, 14, 18, 38, 46, 51, 55, 61, 62, 83, 84, 90, 91, 92, 94, 97, 100, 107, 117, 128, 134, 139, 144, 151, 132, 161, 164, 167, 168, 172, 173, 178, 183, 186, 201, 211, 213, 216, 220, 222, 227, 228, 229, 234, 245, 252, 264, 266, 294, 295, 299, 305, 315, 327, 329, 334, 366, 368, 3;1, 380, 391, 399, 400, 402, 407, 411, 420, 426, 429, 433, 442, 443, 451.
Warren street, 186, 304. Washington place, 44S.
street, 21, 29, 63, 95, 135, 141, 181, 230, 252. 293, 431.
Watch at West Boston, S,.
constables of the, 62, 63, 67, 72, 79, 83, 87, 96, 128, 139, 140, 151, 172, 176, 181, 187, 227, 231, 234, 265, 271,
297, 311, 334, 335, 337, 350, 359, 365, 369, 372, 396, 409, 411, 414, 424, 439. attendance of six at town meeting, 84, 215.
accounts of,
13, 17. additional, 396, 397, 414. applications for posi- tions of, 371, 408, 436. Increase in, 414. of the, bondsmen, 177, 181, 231, 234, 265, 266, 297, 334, 409, 414, 439. charges against, 10, 229, 240, 242, 2,6,279,283,373. examination of, 361. extra, 127, 128, 132, 350. filling vacancy in, 430. regulations, 135. return of, read, 426. salary, 136. taxes collected by, 334. extra constables to patrol Ward seven, 79, 86. head constable, 132, 143.
salary of, 134.
guard-houses, 135, 136.
house, 67, 105, 106, 128, 144, 169, 376. store in, 126. market, 39, 40, 41, 84.
inen, 76, 87, 135. north, 76, 177, 189, 240, 242, 283, 286, 351, 376. application from captain of, 376.
organization of, 134. State street, 13. town house, 13. Water, introducing fresh, 12. conveyance of, through streets, 305. loss of, at West Boston, 304. courses, 54. in Pleasant street, 337 near l'leasant street, ex- pense of, 275. assessment, 275. in Water street, 367. decd of, 367.
near Water street, 307. to erect, 230, 235, 242, 262, 266. remove, 229, 230. repair, 269. street, 30, 78, 101, 108, 123, 224, 226, 229, 230, 269, 273, 296, 307, 316, 329, 345, 367, 403, 450.
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CITY DOCUMENT No. 93.
Water street, to raise, 102. Weights and measures, sealers of, 46, 47, 48, 64, 56, 89, 101, 143, 178, 205, 226, 264, 283, 299, 333, 371, 406, 436. Wells, 58, 152, 232, 289, 290, 291, 308, 311. application to dig, 313. at South school house, 69. at West Boston, 303, 305. covering of, 59. effects of disuse of, 308. injury done to, 301. in Beacon street, 278. near Chambers street, 305. on Beacon Hill, 131. owners of, 311.
stopping use of, in Chambers street, 304.
remonstrance at loss of water from, 304. West Boston, 24, 30, 37, 45, 56, 62, 67, 80, 85, 87, 92, 122, 132, 136, 152, 157, 168, 171, 182, 199, 202, 211, 215, 219, 223, 247, 250, 273, 281, 239, 290, 296, 298, 301, 303, 304, 349, 363, 384, 390, 391, 394, 427, 446, 449. bridge, 45, 85, 251, 346, 352, 355, 358, 407.
Indies, 396.
Wharf, built, Cambridge and Grove streets, 45. for almshouse, 452. street, 445.
Wharves (see under several names). at South End, building of, 268, 272.
Wharves, encroachment on, 148. Jonathan Balch, leasing of flatts near, for graving yard, 283. sealers of wood at the, 29. wharfingers, 34, 248.
Wheelers' Point, 340.
White Bread Alley, 23, 27, 150, 153, 157, 158, 162, 189, 200, 201, 260, 279.
Whites Garden, 202.
Widows, donation for, 398.
Will of Godfried Kreuger, 331.
account of ex- ecutor of,
331.
Williams court, 61, 68, 69, 70, 381. Willsons (Wilsons) lane, 38, 46, 73, 441.
Windsor (Vermont), 455.
Wing's lane, 2, 22, 57, 64, 65, 67, 120, 190.
Winnisimet (Winnesimet) Ferry, 16, 68, 127, 208, 333.
Winter street, 56, 117, 217, 265, 316, 344, 389, 408.
Wood, for schools, 30, 78, 118, 156, 191, 347, 376, 409, 441.
measurer of, 85, 87, 251, 252, 324, 358, 359, 362, 425, 426, 429. complaints against, 429. sealers of, 29, 30, 44, 121, 251. wharfingers, 34. lane, 7, 20.
Woodwards Wharf, 40, 59. Work house, 182. Writing schools, 12, 29, 78, 79, 145, 149, 159.
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